Weighing appliance.



No. 676,706. V I P'afanted lune I8, I90].

J. TRANTUM.

WEIGHING APPLIANCE.

(Application flied Oct. 25, 1900.

(No Model.)

J 5 2 371 Tra 11-50112 UNITED STATES JOSEPH TRANTOM, OF

WEIGHING LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND.

APPLIANCE.

fiPECIEIGATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 676,706, dated June 18,1901. Application filed October 25, 1900, Serial No. 84,381. (No model.)

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH TRANTOM, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing in Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, England,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WeighingAppliances, (for which application has been made in England forprovisional protection under No. 7,927, dated April 28, 1900,) of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to weighing appliances for shop and other use,and has for its object an arrangement whereby an ordinary counter orother like scale with a single scalebeam can be converted into a scalewith two beams on the one standard, said beams being so arranged thatthey can be each individually used without interfering with the freeaction or simultaneous use of the other.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation ofcounter-scales with my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2,a plan thereof;Fig. 3, a detail view.

I take an ordinary scale that has a standard or upright A withscale-beam B at top thereof, and to this standard lower down I clip abracket 0, from which is suspended an auxiliary scale-beamD, preferablyof shorter length and adapted to weigh smaller quantities than thelonger beam. This beam D has scale-trays provided complete. The bracketis clipped to the upright by means of a band 0, that is passed aroundthe upright A and grasps it, so as to hold the bracket, with itsscale-beam D, in such a position that it is clear of the other beam B,and each can be worked separately. One end of the bracket abuts againstthe'standard A, while from the other end is suspended thescale-beam D,and the band can be tightened around the standard by screwing up a nutor nuts 0.

E represents a pair of tables supported on arms e from the standard A,these tables,

Fig. 3, in which a strap 6 is made in halves, with one arm E attached toone half and the other arm attached to the other half, the two scalewith greater accuracy than is the case with a larger one.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of an upright, a scalebeamat the top thereof, a bracket clipped to said upright below said beamand carrying an auxiliary scale-beam having scale-trays, and a pair oftables supported on arms which he can weigh small quantities on thesmaller are secured to said upright under said trays and above thecounter upon which the whole apparatus rests.

2. In weighing appliances in which a plurality of weigh-beams aresuspended from one standard, the combination of a bracket adapted tosupport a weigh-beam and balance-scales, a clip adapted to fix saidbracket to said standard, tables beneath the trays of said additionalbalance-scales, and means for supporting said tables from the standard,sub stantially as set forth.

3. In weighing appliances in which a plurality of weigh-beams aresuspended from one standard, the combination of tables standing beneaththe scale-pans, arms connected to said tables, clips on the end of saidarms, one of each pair of clips being provided with a pin, and the otherwith a slot adapted to be engaged with one another and to rigidlyconnect said arms to the standard, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my nameflthis 17th day ofOctober, 1900, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH TRANTOJWI.

Witnesses: '1

G. O. DYMOND, JOHN McLAcHLAN.

